If you hear a song that makes you cry, and you don't want to cry anymore, you don't listen to that song anymore. But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide to not see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.

— Jay Asher

I had written a book that dealt with really serious issues. Was anybody going to want to read a Christmas love story from me?

— Jay Asher

I miss the newness of Magic Eye posters, which really are amazing.

— Jay Asher

I needed a break...from myself.

— Jay Asher

I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he liked me, and I was going to kiss him. That's the story, the whole story, right there.

— Jay Asher

I think there's always room for humor, especially when you're talking about really serious issues.

— Jay Asher

I thought I was going to be known for my humor. But then I had an idea for a story, which was absolutely not humorous. But, of course, that's the one that sells and becomes big.

— Jay Asher

It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books. It's kind of this cliché. Furthermore, it seems like the only time adults pay attention is with that angle.

— Jay Asher

It's your heart. No one else gets a say in that.

— Jay Asher

I was so anxious about what kind of kiss it would be-because my friends back home described so many types-and it turned out to be the beautiful kind. You didn't shove your tongue down my throat. You didn't grab my butt. We just held our lips together...and kissed.

— Jay Asher